Sacramento-area leaders come together to combat mail theft through task force
THIS PROBLEM. MELANIE. GOOD MORNING. WELL, INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT MAIL THEFTS KEEP HAPPENING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, EVEN AT LOCKED CLUSTER MAILBOXES LIKE THIS ONE HERE IN THIS NATOMAS NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT’S WHY OFFICIALS FROM OUR AREA ARE COMING TOGETHER. AND THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY’RE CRACKING DOWN ON THE PROBLEM. NOW THAT TAX SEASON IS IN FULL SWING, AUTHORITIES SAY THERE’S A HIGHER RISK FOR MAIL THEFT. SO THIS MORNING, SEVERAL AREA LEADERS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO ANNOUNCE THE FORMATION OF A MAIL THEFT TASK FORCE. SACRAMENTO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY CHAN HOE, REPRESENTATIVE AMI BERA SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER LISA KAPLAN, AND A U.S. POSTAL SERVICE INSPECTOR, ALONG WITH EVEN THE RANCHO CORDOVA POLICE CHIEF. THEY’LL ALL BE HERE, AND THEY’RE EXPECTED TO TALK ABOUT HOW THIS AREA TASK FORCE WILL COORDINATE INVESTIGATIONS, AND THEY’LL EXPLAIN HOW STATE MAIL THEFT CHARGES CAN NOW BE FILED WITHOUT NEEDING TO MEET THE HIGHER FEDERAL THRESHOLD. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT ALLOWS FOR MORE OPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO HOLDING OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE, OFFICIALS SAY THEY HOPE THAT COMING TOGETHER IN THIS WAY, FORMING THAT TASK FORCE, IT WILL ALL SERVE AS A MAIL THEFT DETERRENT. AND BACK OUT HERE, LIVE HERE. YOU CAN SEE HOW IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THEY’RE NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES. I SPOKE WITH ONE NEIGHBOR THIS MORNING WHO SAYS THEY’RE MONITORING THIS PARTICULAR MAIL CLUSTER BOX WITH A RING CAMERA BECAUSE THEY HAVE HAD THEFTS HERE BEFORE AND THEY DON’T WANT THIS TO CONTINUE HAPPENING. SO JUST ONE WAY NEIGHBORS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THOSE LEADERS WILL BE OUT HERE THIS MORNING ALSO TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUE REPORTING LIVE IN NATOMAS MELANIE WINGO KCRA THREE NEWS. ALL RIGHT.
Sacramento-area leaders come together to combat mail theft through task force
Updated: 8:26 AM PST Mar 2, 2026
Sacramento-area leaders are announcing a plan to crack down on mail theft as we get closer to the height of tax season.The crackdown involves the formation of a mail theft task force, which comprises Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, Sacramento City Council Member Lisa Kaplan, Sacramento City Council Member Eric Guerra, Assistant Inspector in Charge of U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s San Francisco Division Mark Hodges, and Rancho Cordova Police Chief Shaun Hampton.All are expected to talk about how the area task force will coordinate investigations. And they’ll explain how state mail theft charges can now be filed without needing to meet the higher federal threshold. Authorities say that allows for more options when it comes to holding offenders accountable.Officials say their hope in coming together in this way — forming a task force — will serve as a mail theft deterrent.A news conference on the task force formation is scheduled to get underway Monday at 10:30 a.m.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Sacramento-area leaders are announcing a plan to crack down on mail theft as we get closer to the height of tax season.
The crackdown involves the formation of a mail theft task force, which comprises Sacramento County District Attorney Thien Ho, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, Sacramento City Council Member Lisa Kaplan, Sacramento City Council Member Eric Guerra, Assistant Inspector in Charge of U.S. Postal Inspection Service’s San Francisco Division Mark Hodges, and Rancho Cordova Police Chief Shaun Hampton.
All are expected to talk about how the area task force will coordinate investigations. And they’ll explain how state mail theft charges can now be filed without needing to meet the higher federal threshold. Authorities say that allows for more options when it comes to holding offenders accountable.
Officials say their hope in coming together in this way — forming a task force — will serve as a mail theft deterrent.
A news conference on the task force formation is scheduled to get underway Monday at 10:30 a.m.
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